Flat Earth Conspiracy Research Paper

Asher Bryson

Ms. McCole

1st Block

11 March 2024

Disproving the Flat-Earth Conspiracy A survey conducted by the University of New Hampshire to find out how many Americans believe in common conspiracy theories. They found that out of 1,134 U.S. adults, ten percent of them believed the flat-Earth conspiracy (Hamilton). A conspiracy theory explains certain events that go against the widely accepted narrative. Most conspiracy theories use secret organizations to explain why events happen. Recently, conspiracy theories have become much more popular and widespread. A big reason for this is the increase in use of social media, and how quickly misinformation can spread to different people. One conspiracy that has gained a lot of popularity in recent …show more content…
Later astronauts were able to take pictures of the Earth from the moon during the Apollo 12 mission (Uri). These two pictures, and many others captured, clearly show that the Earth is spherical in shape. however flat-Earthers don't accept the pictures of Earth because they come from NASA and other powerful authorities. In addition to the pictures, there are also the astronauts who have gone into space and could see the curvature of the Earth themselves. All of these astronauts unanimously agree that the Earth is round. The pictures combined with the Astronauts who have seen the earth from space both point towards the earth being round. Some of the most compelling evidence for the Earth being round comes from ancient history. During the time of the Greeks sailors noticed that a ship's sail was often visible before the ship's mast (Loxton). Daniel Loxton writes in his article about flat-Earth "When you sail toward a ship, island, or lighthouse, their tallest points are the first thing to peek up over the curve of the horizon" (Loxton 1). Similarly, Aristotle noted that lunar eclipses could only be possible if the Earth was round. Whenever the moon is blocked by the Earth's

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